THOUGHT FOR THE DAY as written at Prasanthi Nilayam Today
Those who plan to raise the standard of living today are watering the
branches, the leaves and the blossoms of the tree of life. Instead, to nurture
the tree, you must foster and water the root. So too, to lead a good life, you
must foster and water the virtues, which are the roots, so that the flowers of
actions, words and thoughts may bloom in fragrance and yield the fruit of
service (seva), and the sweet juice of joy (ananda). Planning for food,
clothing and shelter is only promoting the well-being of the cart. Also plan
for the horse, which is the mind. The mind has to use the food, the clothing,
the shelter and other objects in the Universe for the high purpose of escaping
from the bonds of the ego to the Universal.
BABA
